This position occurred in the game Bird -Steinitz (1866) and Steinitz played the winning move 66…b5+.
Bird reacted with 67.Kc3 and now we get an even more interesting position.
Should you also have played 66…b5+ or would you have tried something like 66…a3?
Are you able to win this won game? What are Black’s next moves?
Be careful. Some [...]
A lesson about the Mortimer trap, also known as the Mortimer Variation of the Berlin Defense.
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Ne7?! This sets a trap, the capture of the black pawn on e5 may be very tempting for White.
Let’s have a look at the diagram below. White is two pawns ahead, but it is Black’s turn to move. Is he able to get a draw?
White’s bishop is a bad bishop. It has the wrong color and will not be able to drive away Black’s king from the promotion square of the rook pawn. [...]
The following diagram is a nice exercise about a chess position that looks rather easy at first sight. It’s White turn to move. Is this a draw?
It’s White’s turn to move, but Black will gain a tempo because of the check by f4+. So at first sight it may look like a draw, but as [...]
In the game Colle – O’Hanlon, Nice 1930 we have seen one of the most famous examples of the Classical Bishop Sacrifice. In this lesson we will focus on some of the aspects of such a position that will help you to determine whether or not the sacrifice will be sound. I am going to [...]